The 2018 Supercopa Argentina Final was the 7th edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina competitions. Initially the match was scheduled for 4 April 2019 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza but it was rescheduled for 2 May 2019.

Boca Juniors and Rosario Central qualified after winning the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División tournament and the 2017–18 Copa Argentina, respectively.

Boca Juniors won the match via a penalty shoot-out after the game had finished 0–0. It was their first Supercopa Argentina title.

Qualified teams TeamQualificationPrevious app.Boca Juniors2017–18 Primera División champions3 (2012, 2015, 2017)Rosario Central2017–18 Copa Argentina championsNone

Match

Summary

The initial scheme of both teams foreshadowed a dominance in possession of the ball by Boca Juniors against a Rosario Central team stationed in its field and focused on taking advantage of the spaces through counterattacks. Although they lacked fluidity at the start of the match and there were repeated disagreements between their offensive players, Boca Juniors focused their plays on the right sector, with the speed of Sebastián Villa as the protagonist. The striker's poor finishing precision prevented the team led by Gustavo Alfaro from having concrete options in the initial stage.Boca se consagró campeón de la Supercopa Argentina 2018 at copaargentina.org. 3 May 2019

The first goal attempt came through a play by defender Julio Buffarini, who was fouled while running to the rival area. The free kick awarded was taken by Mauro Zárate so that Emmanuel Mas won in the opposing area, but the destination of his header was deflected.Boca venció a Rosario Central por penales y es el nuevo campeón de la Supercopa Argentina at infobae.com. 2 May 2019

Boca Juniors insisted to attack: an advance from central back Carlos Izquierdoz, some doubt from goalkeeper Jeremías Ledesma and a move from Darío Benedetto once again put Boca on the verge of scoring, but with no success. Before reaching the 30th minute, Rosario Central managed to prove Esteban Andrada's skills with a violent mid-distance shot from Rodrigo Villagra, but it was saved by Boca Juniors goalkeeper.

Nevertheless, fatigue began to take its toll on Rosario Central's defensive structure during the second half and Boca found spaces that resulted in opportunities to break Jeremías Ledesma's resistance. A one-two pass between Nahitan Nández and Mauro Zárate ended with a deflected left foot shot from the Uruguayan, who would later crash a shot into the goalpost. Forward Cristian Pavón came from the bench and surprised with a shot that bounced off the crossbar and seemed to hit inside the goal, but was not validated by referee Fernando Rapallini. The Rosarian team searched with set-piece attempts and could have taken advantage of Esteban Andrada's mistakes at the start, but none of both teams could break the tie.

As no extra time was conducted, the 0–0 forced to conduct a penalty shoot-out, where Boca Juniors converted all of their penalties while on the other side, the last penalty by Fabián Rinaudo was saved by Andrada, allowing Boca Juniors to win their first Supercopa Argentina title.

Details

GK 31 Esteban AndradaDF 4 Julio Buffarini DF 20 Lisandro LópezDF 24 Carlos Izquierdoz DF 3 Emmanuel MasMF 22 Sebastián Villa MF 15 Nahitan NándezMF 23 Iván MarconeMF 30 Emanuel Reynoso FW 19 Mauro Zárate FW 9 Darío Benedetto (c)Substitutes:GK 12 Marcos DíazDF 6 Júnior AlonsoMF 27 Jorman CampuzanoMF 39 Agustín AlmendraFW 7 Cristian Pavón FW 10 Carlos Tevez FW 17 Ramón ÁbilaManager: Gustavo Alfaro GK 1 Jeremías LedesmaDF 12 Nahuel MolinaDF 32 Facundo Almada DF 2 Matías Caruzzo (c)DF 19 Miguel Barbieri DF 24 Alfonso Parot MF 13 Rodrigo Villagra MF 21 Fabián RinaudoMF 5 Leonardo GilFW 34 Maximiliano Lovera FW 9 Claudio Riaño Substitutes:GK 31 Josué AyalaDF 4 Gonzalo BettiniDF 6 Marcelo OrtizMF 7 Joaquín Pereyra MF 10 Néstor Ortigoza FW 17 Germán HerreraFW 20 Fernando Zampedri Manager: Diego Cocca Assistant referees: Gabriel Chade Pablo González Fourth official: Jorge BaliñoMatch rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

+Overall Goals scored00Total shots196Shots on target74Ball possession60%40%Corner kicks103Fouls committed1223Offsides12Yellow cards44Red cards00

2018 Supercopa Argentina winners Boca Juniors1st Title

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